Single: ViVii – Temporary
The second single from the Swedish dream pop band’s upcoming album gives the jangle treatment to the concept of living in a series of fleeting moments.
Month: August 2026
Single: kinya – hefner
kinya has pulled off a cool trick – creating a song that is deceptively simple, but with a depth and complexity that dazzles as it quietly breaks your heart.
Single: Nina Gi – 500 days of summer
Nina Gi’s new single “500 days of summer” is set to be released on August
Single: Guilty Party – Where Do We Go From Here?
Guilty Party delivers an infectious, head-nodding breakup anthem with ‘Where Do We Go from Here?’, featuring brilliant musicianship and classic rock soul.
Single: Idioteque – If These Walls Could Talk (feat. Bâlâ)
Idioteque returns with ‘If These Walls Could Talk’, an emotionally raw and incredibly creative track that balances vulnerability with an explosive shoegaze finish.
Single: King’s Evil – Private Failure
King’s Evil channels lofi intimacy and gritty melancholy on Private Failure, turning it into something more disarming than a typical love song.
Single: Irrevocable – Email
I thought it was undeniably Paramora adjacent in the DNA- that same razor-sharp alt pop propulsion- but Irrevocable have their own thing going that is simply theirs.
Single: ELROD – ALBUTEROL
“ALBUTEROL” encompasses everything that I love about the Nashville scene right now—exciting arrangements, grungey guitars, and the charming prowess of folk songwriting.
Single: Old Joy – Pocket
Lyrically one of the best things we’ve heard all year, the new tune from veteran Chicago musician Old Joy is striking, unexpected, and beautiful.
Single: Evil Little Thing – Get It Right
Evil Little Thing pairs raw textured vocals with nostalgic indie rock instincts on Get It Right, turning a simple structured tune into something that feels both vulnerable and driving.
Single: Sleepy – The Wrong Guy
This Sydney trio have crafted an instant classic indie pop/rock tune, full of spirit, sunshine and soul, executed with an expertise that only comes with experience.
Single: Camelot – Morning’s Running Late
Whimsical and listless, this LA multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter has devised an ode to his bed that is as loving and warm as its inspiration.
EP: Space Monkey Mafia w/ Anita Velveeta – Weed Will Turn You Gay
While Velveeta has said “traditional ska fans are going to hate this,” these three new tracks are for anyone looking to get out of their musical comfort zone.
Single: Mister Blank – The Ballad of Jorge the Desert Snail
Mister Blank return with a new ska single about persevering when the world feels big and you feel small.
Single: Gingham – Cross Country
Excerpt: Gingham captures the portrait of a person who is running out of his own frame because he believes he belongs in somebody else’s picture. This endeavor is set to an undulating smattering of bristly guitar dappling the percussion that awkwardly shuffles the song forward, as if the track itself is the person limping toward the crowd that has long surpassed him. But here’s the best part: he never stops running.
Single: Stella Stella – Pure air
“Pure air” is the kind of track where the production of the statement is as much part of the statement as the lyrics themselves.
Single: waltzerr – ciggy b
“ciggy b” is a song about longing for someone after a relationship ends, and what makes it so well is how specific she is with her lyricism.
Single: Hard To Miss – Marry Me To The Sun
Recorded in a heatwave, with a guitar that wouldn’t stay in tune, this sun-drunk single trades polish for feeling and it’s worth it .
Album: Jaewon – Alone At The Movies
Born from a place of isolation and reclusiveness, this cinematic – but also somehow subtle – concept album is very much a job well done.
Single: King’s Evil – King’s Evil
“King’s Evil” offers an eccentric and meticulously crafted sonic journey, highlighting mind-bending songwriting and clever production tricks that draw you in.